Rural Hero Craig Stevenson, Braehead Foods, Kilmarnock, 01563 550038

Craig Stevenson is a man on a mission! If you have never tasted wild game meat from Scotland, Craig will make it his job to ensure that you do.

Aside from building his business, Braehead Foods Ltd http://www.braeheadfoods.co.uk/ , into one of the UK's biggest Game Dealing and Processing wholesalers, Craig has also made it his personal crusade to promote game to students, school cooks and school children, and of course to the mass market consumer.

His work to promote game meat not only helps to sustain the Scottish shooting sector (worth £240m to the Scottish economy) it also helps to enhance the visitor experience of tourists in Scotland. And through his new cook school even the most novice of café cooks will be able to learn how to prepare and serve their customers with the best of Scottish wild game meat.

ALL-UK WINNER AT THE FINALS!!!! Best Rural Enterprise – Loch Visions, Kilchrenan, Argyll http://www.lochvisions.co.uk/ 01866 833 272 - Philip Price has combined his passion for photography with his love of the Scottish countryside, and has set up a thriving small business that opens both these opportunities up to the general public. Giving people the chance to experience and appreciate the beauty of the Scottish landscape, and the animals that live in it, he has also created a sustainable and creative local business, with a strong emphasis on respecting the countryside that supports his work, and other local services wherever possible.

Best Village Shop/Post Office – Bridge of Cally, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 01250 886220
Bridge of Cally offers a friendly service 7 days a week to a large rural area. They provide a wide range of items including newspapers, food and drink, cash, stamps, and even game licences. The shop is valued by the community of 3 glens and acts as a nerve centre for the community.

Best Traditional Business – Tom S. Ironside , Finzean, Aberdeenshire, 01330 850310
Tom S. Ironside Furniture Group has established an enviable reputation for the production, repair and restoration of fine furniture and quality wood products including chessboards and backgammon boards. Examples of the group's work adorn Trinity Hall, home of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen where meticulous French Polishing transforms many pieces. The group has a policy of using wood from sustainable sources and will use reclaimed timber where appropriate. In addition to providing local employment, the group has been taking bookings for what have proven to be very popular classes in Furniture Repair, Restoration and French Polishing.

Best Local Food – Delfour Trout Hatchery, Badenoch and Strathspey
Craig and Heather Ireland have worked incredibly hard to make their organic trout hatchery a success. Not only do they rear Scottish brown trout, Salmon and Sea Trout for the re-stocking of lochs and rivers, they also transform it into the most delicious food, by smoking it – described by nominees as a truly wonderful product.